By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. and New Mexico Political Report— Nearly 19,000 unaffiliated New Mexico voters cast ballots before Election Day in the state’s first semi-open primary — and they chose Democratic ballots over Republican ones by a roughly 3-to-1 margin. Election Day brought more. Another 2,633 unaffiliated voters have headed to the polls in […]
Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg
New Mexico’s Epstein ‘truth commission’ to issue 14 subpoenas
By Joshua Bowling, Source New Mexico — New Mexico’s “truth commission” charged with investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes in the state, on Monday announced it would issue 14 subpoenas to government agencies, banks and the Santa Fe Institute to investigate who at those agencies and companies was in contact with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The state […]
Posted inSanta Fe Reporter
Test Sync Story SFR 1026
Author byline, The Paper. — This is your lede. It is also your social media preview. Be sure to lead with the reader impact (East Mountain residents are planning for… Residents in one Albuquerque neighborhood are asking if… ) Paragraph 2: details and source 1 Paragraph 3: confirming or counter source Paragraph 4: Bring it […]
Posted inElections & Politics
Opinion: Continuing to deliver for the East Mountains
Dear Neighbors: During my tenure in office, we’ve delivered big wins for the rural East Mountains; while making strong progress on issues like public safety, behavioral health and housing across the region. For the first time, we’ve dedicated county funding for East Mountain roads and increased the length of roads rehabilitated. We repaired from 11 miles a year […]
Posted inElections & Politics, NM Political Report, NM.news
Top New Mexico oil and gas leader says Republicans can’t win governor race
By Pat Davis, NM Political Report — New Mexico’s oil and gas companies give almost twice as much money to Republicans as Democrats, but the head of the industry recently told colleagues Republicans will not be able to win the race for governor this year. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, […]
Posted inLocal Government
Edgewood eyes millions in cuts to plug overspending gap
By Pat Davis and Jesse Jones, The Route 66 Independent – For years, Edgewood commissioners have relied on leftover Covid-era federal government handouts and previous year budget surpluses to pay for new town services including police, parks, events and streets without raising the taxes to fund them long-term. With just a month until the end […]
Posted inEast Mountains
BernCo OK’s $1.2 million to repair Tijeras pedestrian bridge wiped out in monsoon storm
Bernalillo County commissioners approved a nearly $1.2 million contract to restore the pedestrian bridge over Tijeras Creek that was washed away during the massive July 2025 canyon storm. at an administrative meeting to replace the flood-damaged Tijeras Creek pedestrian bridge. Kimo Constructors, Inc. will rebuild the structure, which connects the Los Vecinos Community Center to […]
Posted inElections & Politics
Dem Party asks TV stations to pull candidate’s ad implying party endorsement
By Pat Davis, The Paper. — The Democratic Party of New Mexico took the unusual step this week of asking local television stations to stop running an ad from one of their own candidates. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy in the Land […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
NMDOJ agrees to stop enforcement of HB9 in response to USDOJ lawsuit against New Mexico anti-ICE laws
A lawsuit by Federal officials to block New Mexico’s new law forcing the closure of ICE detention centers scored its first victory Wednesday afternoon when New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a stipulated motion agreeing to stop pursuing enforcement of the law against the sprawling Otero County Detention Center while the federal suit continues. […]
Posted inNM.news
Local donor gives $60,000 to help The Grief Center nonprofit go solar
Albuquerque – A local nonprofit helping New Mexicans in their most challenging moments can put more money into those services now thanks to a $60,000 donation to zero out their utility bill by converting to solar power. SunState+, Unirac, and Greentech Renewables installed a state-of-the-art solar array for The Grief Center, a local nonprofit providing […]
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